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NOTICE is hereby' given, that a Session. of °ye, and Terminer and Gaol Delivery, for the Trial of W inners rommttted on the High Seas, within the Jurisdiction of Admiralty of England,will be held at Justice Mall, in the °id Bailey, London, on Monday, the 11th day of January Il e", at Eight o'Clock in the Morning. JOHN BARROTr. ICTUA LL I NG- OFF ICE Dec. 8, 1818. THE COIIIIIILS'SIONERSfor VICTUALLING His 11111 J ESTY'S NAVY do hereby gave Notice, 4 , 4 et on Thursday, the 24th Instant, they will be ready to' a " e ceive Tenders in writing (sealed up), and treat for the .411 'P I .V of what FRESH BEEF May be required for the 44" of His ,Alsjes , y's Ships and Veisels at Peterhead, in Aberdeenshire, for twelve Calendar Months, front the Ist , of j ` t nuory next, or as soon after as practicable. The Conditions of the Contract may be seen at the Se- Offiee, at this Office, or applying to the Post *lover in Peterhead. retrard will be had to any Tender in which the Price °all not be inserted in Words at length, or that shall not le, delivered to the Board before One o'Clock on the said l 'hursd ay , the 24th Instant, nor unless the Person who "es the Tender, or some Person on his behalf, attends, to 4n4 Wer when called for. Zilch Tend e r must also be accompanied bya Lettersigned $ two responsible Persons, engaging to ccome bound with the arty tendering, in the penal Sum of 5001. for the due per fornzance ;..,* the Contract. VICTU,ILLING-OFFICE,'Dec. 15, 1818. P r RE COMMISSIONERS for VICTUALLING His .2174.1ESTr'S N.. 1 PT do hereby give Notice, That .Priday, tke Bth of January next, they will be ready receive Tenders in writing. (sealed up), and treat for iize "e 1 , 1, 15 (on separate Contracts), of all such quantities of t ' R `‘ PROVISIONS and RUM as may he demanded for the s ervice of his Majesty's Ships and Vessels at Greenock, for t 'elve Calender Months :—to be paid for by Bills payable, ta ithout Interest, sixty clays after date. The Conditi on s of the Contracts may be seen at the Secre t:Yt O ffi ce, at this Office; or by applying• to the Col "`"°r of his Majesty's Customs at Greenock. IVO regard will be had to' any Tender in which the Price 44 a1l not be inserted in words at length, or that shall not be de livered to the Board before One o'Clock on, the - Said Friday , the 8 "1" .. of January next, nor unless the Person who 'Flakes ' l4 ? 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To which is added, Lists of both Houses of Parliament, Officers of State, &c. &c. By RICHARD GILBERT, Accountant to the Society for promoting Christian Know edge. London : Printed fop the Company of Stationers, and sold by their Treasurer, George Greenhill, Ludgate-street; and all Booksellers throughout the Kingdom. FQII. THE SUN. ON, SUICIDE. MR. EDITOR ~ — The frequent recurrence of self destruction has become so great of late years (and that in persons whose situations of life and cir cumstances it could scarcely be ekpdeted) makes it in some measure necessary to investigate the subject, and inqoire what are the particular causes leading to it, and what are the remedies to' be applied which may operate as preventatives. It is a subject that, requires the attention of persons more able to investigate it than myself; and I trust, if what is here advanced should meet the eye of any Gentlemen of leisure and understand ing, they will improve it. It is considered by the generality of mankind that every case of Suicide is occasioned by Insanity, or in other words, that no person would destroy himself if in his proper senses ; and the inclination to pity the distressed survivors of. such unfortunate people, and a sort of specious, ehsrity Which we almost naturally imbibe, leads us frequently to coroclude that such is truly the case ; thus by habit and sympathy we become the apologista for this increasing evil, and encouragers (I may utmost venture to assert) of the unhappy devotees to it. IVithout any dispo sition to hurt the feelings of the surviving relatives of such persons unnecessarily, I feel myself corn .pelled to proceed•in the inquiry, and to state what appears to me to ,he the distinctions which exist between confirmed,dases of Insanity, and such as render the victims of Suicide amenable to that Judge who alone judgeth righteously, and will in no wise suffer those guilty persons to escape with impunity, who daringly and presumptuously anti cipate their end by sell-destruction. Cases of Insanity generally may be considered such as where for imaginary evils a person de stroys himself—thus front illness or disordered in tellect a man of property may imagine he shall he ruined or come to distress, orhas some apprehend ed afflictiOn'dwelling in' his own ideas, which is alone excited by the perturbed state of his own _mind, and has no probability or reality in itself, or some unexpected affliction may so influence a Man as in the moment of ph,rensy to destrity him self—or may • completely disorder the mind , and 'eventually end in self-destruction. But I cannot think that every ..person who destroys himself — because his 'affairs are disordered—or he has sustained some overwhelming loss either in his property, his family, or his 'reputation, can be esteemed as insane at the time of the act—parti elderly when 'deliberate Steps are taken to put it into effect—such as to fetch the weapon to exe cute it, or to secure themselves front public ob, servation. I very' much fear it - will he found at that awful period to which we are all approach ing, that too many of °such persons have deceived tliemselves, and have only plunged from the . troubles of this world to a deeper abyss of endless trouble and affliction in a dreadful eternity ; that they have only become the victims of, unsubdued hearts, and not the involuntary agents of. their own destruction. • Too many instances occur in which their acts may be accounted for ; the de privation of some earthly enjoyment or pleasures they had previously possessed, or the fear of the shame or disgrace that may attend the promulga tion of some crime - or,miscondnat of which they have been guilty. Are we to imagine, that in in stances where these exist and are ascertained, that the generality of them are cases of insanity ? I think by no means can this be allowed. The real cause I apprehend is to be found in the want of religions principles in their hearts ; they can, ill brook the changes in their circumstances, and not having the consolations resulting from religion, they presumptuopsly seek to be relieved from their distresses by their own hands•—regardless of what may be the result, It may be calied madness of, insanity to plunge into the gulph of misery and destruction without regard to the consequences ; but let any that are tempted to venture upon it, if they read this Paper, remember that they will he eternally punished for it in a world to come, that it is culpable madness,' and cannot be re pented of—tor there is no repentance in the grave ; and let them consider, that if they. cannot sustain the troubles of this life, which are but compara tively momentary, how will they be able to bear the miseries of an eternity to come. However great the afflictions of this world may be, there is an hope they may have an end, but those of the next world there is no hope, but misery will be their portion for ever, without a possibility of a change, which hopelessness adds tenfold aggra vation to their troubles ; other sins may almost all of them be repented of ; but Suicide and Duelling are (when fully carried into effect) irre mediable ;—they,are the complete barriers to all future happiness—the very gates and entrances to everlasting punishment. The world may be de ceived, and call Suicide Insanity ; but that God, who knowetb the secrets of the heart, can and will judge whether Insanity is or not the cause of it. It is too much the case to cast a false gloss 'over evils that exist; we call evil good, and good evil, we place darkness for light, and light for darkness. But it will contribute more to the good of mankind to state crimes in their own plain unvarnished guilt, and although it may be the means of adding to the grief of distressed re latives, yet the truth may operate,(under the - bless ing of God) as a preventative, and may he the means of saving many families from similar distresses. That the want of religions principles is the true cause of nia,ny of these unhappy occur rences may be presumed, and indeed fairly ad nutted; i had almost ,saiti proved, by aitalogous ' cases. For if we examine the conduct of men of piety wider similar circumstances, it will ge nerally be found, that whatever evils or accidems happen to them, they submit themselves to them with fortitude and resignalon, and lee in them the dispensations of an overruling Providence. They a r e ready to -cry out,." The LOrd bath given, the Lord bath taken-away, blessed be the name of • - the- Lord ;" or, " Thy will a LOrd„be done." I need not be at much trouble to seek for examples, in which very trying afflictions have been borne with patience, but one will sil ! nee. There is an illostriotis instance still. fresh in the memories of the sons of Britain; where the most unexpected affliction, accompanied with many trying circumstances, was .submitted to with pious resignation, on the decease of a Princess -whose memory will ever he endeared to this nation And' scarcely could any calamity Come more sudden upon an husband or, parent than the transitiou that then took place front mo mentary happiness and exultation, to mournta and , overwhelming grief. ()flier instances i n . vate circles, and various stations of life, couibined with - distresses still more aggravated, might be darned; in which Religion has been found. the surest refuge and only consolation ; and of- per sons who: have been, atter patient submission to evils, restored again to the same or greater en joyments even in this life than those of which, for a season, they have been deprived. -Thus, I trust, it will be evident, !hit the cultivation of ,religions principles in the heart will be the safest, if not also the surest, remedy - to prevent the evil under consideration. If we forget God in our prosperity, we cannot flee to HUT) with so much confidence in :idrersityi as we.should be able ro do, were we ever !‘) recc our hearts to' Him limier every circumstance of life. Let the then exitort those persons whose Cups overflow with many enjoyments, gratefully to acknowledge to their Lord God his mercy and goodness to them, by walking in his Cominand ments, by observing with devout attention his. • Sabbath, by seeking to plot-note his . glory on earth, and.by endeavouring, as far as- his bless ings have enabled them, to relieve the distresses of their fellow creatures, and to remember, that the same kind hand us has dispensed his hounties_ to thein, can in his own good pleasure at any moment withdraw them ; thus will they learn to su - ,trait to His will, under, all His dis pensation 3, and to kiss the rod that elms. tuneth- them.—On the contrary, if they ne glect God---profane his Sabbaths by mmeces- Sary parties, rides in public places,. visitings, jour tiles, recreations, and attention to secular employ- . ments-,-if they despise Religion—if they place ,all their happinessin the pumps, the riches or the pleasures of this world, they do then subject sheinselves to innumerable risk's and dangers— and when desolation cornett) as a whirlwind, they are exposed to the pitiless stortn, , without consola tion, without a friend, and they seek, when every other resource fails,, in self-destruction, that re pose Which they cannot obtain on earth. But, alas I instead of repose, they will only find that the past was scarcely the beginning of trouble, and that real and irrt mediable trouble only com mences when their career is unhappily con cluded. To such as are in adversity—to such- as are .overwhelmed in trouble, may I offer some words of advice. If to this moment they have neglected their God, like the Prodig3l Son in the Gospel, it is not too late for them to repent. and turn to Him. If with a truly penitent heart, they return to Him, his hand is not shortened. He can re lieve them—He can save them, and give them consolation under every evil, and, if it is for their good, restore them to their former enjoyments, or greater, if suitable fur them.—However great their afflictious, however sudden and unexpected—what ever may he their extent, their guilt, or their misery, He can, upon humble submission to ilim,when they are not occasioned by their own misconduct, and upon sincere repentance and amendment, when they are caused by ;heir own guilt, restore to them that peace of mind which they have lost, and bring them to a right understrinding of their duty to Him, their neighbours, and themselves. ‘Vhether in afflictions or prosperity, whether ele vated to the highest pitch of grandeur, or abased to the lowest state of poverty, yet, whatever their circumstances may be, happiness is only truly to be found in Religion, and sincere Piety and sub mission to God are the hest antidotes to prevent them from the commission of self-destruction, tine der every afflictive Providence.—Evils will come, and may happen to all—one distress may suc ceed another, and must be endured, but the con solations of Religion will ever prove the best sup port to mankind under them. They know its whom they trust, and thus relying upon Provi dence surmount them all. Since then the most elevated may be cast down by one, or another af flictive - stroke—since no station is exempt 4rom trouble and distresses of mind, body, or estate, and since, I trust, I have elude appear by one ex ample at least, and in private circles many mote _might be adduced, where Religion has proved a strong and powerful support in affliction, I hope this appeal will not be made in vain—to culti vate Religion in the heart. Be melonger des pisers of Holiness—regard it not as a cunniugiy devised fable ; but be assured that in life its culti vatien will be happiness, and in death eternal re ward to them who walk in its paths. In the oppo site course, death anti destrection aieait its vota ries either sooner or later, and Eternity will open upon them with punishments, endless in duration, and greater than has ever entered into the imagi nation of mats. A FRIEND TO MANKIND. Deccuiber, I 81;. 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